Guy: Well, I'm from a neighborhood redevelopment company. I just have a few questions.

Chiharu: Yes?

Guy: This apartment was planned for demolition at any time, wasn't it?

Chiharu: Ha?

Next part goes out 1/11

Review: Awesome chapter, this was! Both Maria and Chiharu really shined. I'm still a bit frustrated that all Hayate could do was show that sad pathetic face of his for the entire chapter... but still, he now has plenty of room for character development.Also, that slap from Chiharu was brilliant -- he's had it coming for a long time. Yeah, yeah, we all know the misunderstanding is because he's dense, but that is not an excuse to allow things to escalate to this level. He should have known better and reflected on his actions earlier. Nagi gave him all the signs after all -- but nah, he chose to ignore said signs -- even her manga and pretend that all was well and good.

Nagi has delicate ears. Don't you shout at her like that, butler!

In short, Ayasaki was being a coward and now he's being made to face the full consequences of his actions. I like how it was both Chiharu and Maria who did it. Maria wouldn't allow him to take the coward's, convenient way out.

Anyway, the bomb is still looming over the horizon, but more importantly, it's about time for Hayate to seriously start thinking about Nagi now that he really knows for sure about her feelings. That slap from Chiharu was a good wake-up call for him.

He had it coming... even my fanart says so.

Chiharu's character was portrayed really nicely here. Frankly, I never liked her and her high-handed attitude in the mangaka saga, but now she's shown that she's a true friend to Nagi. She knew just how much Nagi loves Hayate so she was actually trembling with anger over what Hayate said about the misunderstanding.

I also loved how Maria kept contradicting Hayate. He needed that -- a lot. Let's see how it goes from here~ see ya soon!

Let's keep in mind that A-tan, the girl who once loved him, noticed something about him while he was talking about Nagi and while he was happily smiling with Nagi. (go read the Golden Week arc again if you doubt me)Fanart Corner: The amusing thing is that my fanart is pretty similar to Chiharu's slap. New year's fanart still to come. Watch out for it~

66 comments:

God its getting good!!I am really dyeing for next chapter, cant wait for nagi's reaction i bet that's how the gate to the secret garden will open , i want nagi to take those Royal power and kick ass of hisui on her own, without any help from hayate or Himegami (Who i am presuming is secretly o her side too). MY waifu is best!!!!!!!

Hoho! Now you're speaking my language. It's never occurred to me until now, but we may have been understimating Nagi. The plot makes it look like she's going to be a damsel in distress again, but she has grown a lot and may just surprise us. also, I agree that himegami may be on her side.

I appreciate the slap! Hayate never loved anyone or think about it seriously after Athena maybe because of his lack of money. He has alwas been supported by others yet he had a tendency of fleeing. So he refused to let Ruka know him as a boy earlier. Maybe he thinks if he retires, everything will be normal as it was a year ago. That means he really is underestimating her growth. He alwas had mental support from everyone except his parents, that is why he thinks it will be okay as well as she has the inheritance. When he will realize it is not enough for her happiness, he may be serious.

Yeah... I'm pretty pissed off myself at Hayate at how he doesn't value Nagi's feelings. He seems to think that winning her the inheritance will solve everything -- oh wait, let's just add Maria in and it's all good. At least Maria resolved that one rather quickly.

I want nagi to not be depressed of rejections but actually get more mature form itHer feeling for hayate should be her strengths not weakness ,case we all know the way she loved hayate she never loved anyone else and might never will it's something she should cherish not be sad aboutI what her to show him how strong and deep her love for him is , cause she is no ordinary manga lead

What does he think Hisui do if she knows about Nagi's heartbreak? Is it the explosion of negative emotions?I guess lotto's key is in the way of returning back the royal power.Yukarikosan hid it when she was trying to let Nadza free. Hayate may help then as Wataru's mom said in America.

wow! the slap was just wow. i never expected chiharu to go that far. hayate is disappointing me more and more as the series is progressing maria was great. i agree. hayate is pretending to be the sacrificial hero, but he is only making it worse. i wonder who will be harbinger of the bad news to nagi but hayate's bad luck is going to be at its worse and he will deserve every part of it this time.

and on a different note i really wanted to see hayate's bro though the chances are low as they parted promising to meet next summer. and there is also nagi's dad. maybe he'll train hayate for the final face-off.

I think that the bad news has to come from Hayate himself -- or Nagi might discover it herself, but then she might decide that her love for him is stronger than any misunderstanding -- coz she's awesome that way.

I think Ikusa might still stage a comeback... Ikusa x A-tan ship has been hinted at throughout this final arc -- and it's been a subtle ongoing thing since Ikusa first met her anyway.

Luckily my roommate happens to an otaku so it's not "weird" when I stick my favourite pages from the Manga ( the time when nagi broke the jewl and hayate hugged her and when she dreams of hayate saying I love you to her) on my wall or cry whilr watching anime

I really don't understand why hayate is acting like a complete loser. Instead of to make things right, he's making it even more complicated. He's not doing nagi's feelings justice at all. One thing which struck me was, even though it seems like hayate doesn't want nagi to get hurt, it's more like he is safeguarding his own interests, he doesn't want to stand out as the bad guy. And I also think he's very confused about his own feelings. He does love Nagi, about that, I'm totally certain but he's in complete denial.

Yeah, and it's frustrating to watch him this way. We all know he's just one step away from just coming out and admitting it -- unless Hata plans to twist his feelings another girl's way -- which would be totally wrong, but who knows?

From what we're being shown, I believe it's because he just doesn't understand or somehow can't accept that he does have very strong feelings for Nagi. Probably because of his "too young" mental barrier.

There is one thing I want to ask. I reread the manga but I still have one thing unanswered. When I just saved athena 10 years ago, did he actually strike the right pillar or did he force king midas to show him the path?

For hayate nagi is the ojosama who saved his life and in return he decided to spend his life protecting herNow when he came to know the truth, for him the entire relationship has changed, so denial is expected

What is really pissing me off is the fact that he thinks getting nagi the inherence will solve all problems and she won't need his help any more But she already clearly told him that she values him more then the money.So why is he still focused on the inheritance that she doesn't care about Instead he should be sorting his feelings first

about why atan is helping-she doesn't want the royal power to get into wrong hands.

'did he actually strike the right pillar or did he force king midas to show him the path?'-yep he has. incredible isn't it. it was said that the pillar can be strike down by someone who has strong sense of justice and that is what ikusa is all about a hero. so he was able to do it in first chance.

But I really don't understand how. I wanted to see exactly how he was able to escape with Athena. Did his strong sense of justice let him see the right pillar? Maybe if Nagi gets stuck in the Royal garden, she'll use her wit to escape and I'll get a better understanding of how ikusa escaped.

Regarding Maria's behavior, I think her intentions are pure. She's doing everything to support Nagi. She has bonded the most with Nagi after all and vice versa being her surrogate mother for several years. Also, she doesn't want Hayate to try and escape from the misunderstanding that he caused. She doesn't want him to take the easy way out. Whatever happens, he as to face the full consequences of what he has done.

In season 1, it was revealed that she has been trained in various fields like singing....in a karaoke competition with ayumu. She can also shine being the only normal girl(except ayumu) and solve some intense situation by humanity. She may not stand in the same platform like others.

I agree with meandanime. Nagi doesn't really need any kind of superpower to stand out. She's smart, quite mature for her age (as of now) and her love for Hayate is pure and true. If she needs a superpower of some sort, then she's already got her incredible luck -- the antithesis to Hayate's bad luck.

I see. Personally, I don't want her to be the "chosen one" in terms of the royal power or have any kind of special attributes like that. She doesn't need those kinds of complications in her life. Those kinds of thing are best left to characters like Athena or Isumi. Heck, why not have Hina be the successor to the royal power?

Though I don't think it will be. If she chooses to set nadza free,, royal power will loose its existence. Some like Mikado don't want that as they are somehow eager to use it for their own purposes which is out of character for Nagi.

Ya know, it's kinda amusing how some people think that Nagi is not as well-developed as characters like Athena, Maria, and Hinagiku... I have to wonder, which fanfic have these people been reading recently? It's surely not Hata's manga.

I think Nagi had the most development throughout. Definitely she still has many flaws, but she has shown marked improvement. In comparison, hayate as well the other female characters have not really shown that much character development. And I can't relate with characters who are perfectionists. Nagi being imperfect, is totally relatable.

I feel the same. As far as character development goes, Hayate has been totally left behind by his female co-main character. I think some good well-developed characters in the series include mostly side characters like Chiharu and Izumi. There's also Ruka, but her arc and relevance is over now.

Oh well... I suppose it's easy to delude yourself into thinking that Hayate can NEVER love Nagi as a woman if you only take Hayate's declarations into account (I like older women) and don't pay attention/totally ignore Nagi's character development -- and you still think Nagi will be 13 years old forever.

Hayate's declarations don't matter - he's as confused as ever. Sometimes I do wish he would be separated from nagi for quite a long time; maybe that would finally make him realise. It can even result in an explosion of negative emotions and make him open the path

Good to talk to people who get it here. I do believe that Hayate really needs to experience the real danger of losing Nagi for real before he can realize just how much she really means to him. As of now, he doesn't value her enough even with all his declarations of "forever."

Anyway, saw some spoilers for chapter 555. Yukariko appears (in front of Nagi, it seems) and Nagi's holding the King's Jewel while being depressed about Maria leaving. I think Hayate will be the final trigger. It's her biggest fear that someday both Hayate and Maria would leave her. Excellent foreshadowing from Hata.

I don't think so. Maria is 17 but yukariko died 13 years ago.Maria is tremendously witty, concerned, mature...opposite to her...and lacks divinity. Even then all the plots with the presence of her spirit will be meaningless.I think as Maria has been covering the vacancy for her mother in her heart, she feels remorseful for her mother's death as she is leaving.

I think I have mentioned that I always felt there is a connection between Maria and yukariko. But I don't really want Maria to BE yukariko because hayate feels a little shy around Maria the same way he feels around hinagiku, ayumu, etc. So that would be a little unsettling.

I'm still just overly curious as to what the purpose of Yukariko's appearance will be at the end of the next chapter. I hope it's just to have one last reunion and perhaps give Nagi some motherly advice.

Also can't help being frustrated at how lightly Hayate's taking Nagi's feelings for him. As proven in this chapter, he thinks that having Maria stay with her and then winning her inheritance will solve everything.

He doesn't understand just how much she really loves him even though all she's done is prove just that throughout the story.

One of the reasons I reread the manga is because I wanted to understand why many people don't like nagi a lot. In the initial chapters it's understandable, but gradually the depth of character she has shown, I cannot help but like her. And hayate's lack of attraction towards nagi makes me love her more.

I think a lot of fans started out with the S1 and S2 anime wherein Nagi was just a work in progress as a character. She really came into her own after the arcs covered by those two seasons -- but not many people stuck around or read the manga at all.

Hayate himself only knows pre-character-development Nagi, just like her haters/naysayers -- which is why I really, really hope that Hata and Nagi prove them all wrong.

Oh and those who do read the manga right now and still hate Nagi... well, I really don't know. I suppose it's a little bit of them projecting themselves and their own tastes onto Hayate and Nagi just not being their type.